Employment Opportunities

SpaceWorks Commercial is a division of SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc. (SEI) that deals with commercial space companies and acts as a space accelerator for various space ventures. Job openings are posted to this website regularly.

SpaceWorks Commercial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship is preferred for these positions. However, SpaceWorks Commercial is open to hiring foreign national students studying in the U.S. under the Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program for those with an F-1 student visa. Please note the requirements of each announcement before applying. Qualified applicants should send a recent resume and an introductory cover letter or note to commercial@sei.aero.

Current Openings

FULL-TIME POSITIONS: We currently do not have any full time job announcements available at SpaceWorks Commercial. Exceptionally qualified applicants may submit their resumes at any time for consideration (i.e. without responding to a particular position opening). For more information contact: commercial@sei.aero.

SPRING 2011 INTERNSHIPS: Part or Full-Time for Undergraduate or Graduate Students. Internships are typically 8-12 weeks in duration with flexible start and stop dates. Academic year internships can generally be 8-16 hours per week for part-time applicants. Salaries depend on experience and qualifications, but range from $14/hour to $24/hour. For those applicants that seek to also obtain academic credit for their internship, SpaceWorks Commercial reserves the right to reduce the hourly salary offered accordingly. Please notify SpaceWorks Commercial when you apply if you will also be seeking academic credit for the internship.

This position is a part-time to full-time internship at SpaceWorks Commercial during the spring semester of 2011. SpaceWorks Commercial performs quantitative market analysis of future space markets. This analysis can include cost modeling and broader financial analysis for commercial clients. Sample applications include sub-orbital/orbital space tourism, commercial transportation services to the International Space Station (ISS), reusable launch vehicles (RLVs), commercial remote sensing, commercial telecommunications, space solar power, propellant depots, small payload demand, high speed global cargo delivery, etc. This position would require interest in examining such future space markets.

The applicant should be, at a minimum, on the path to obtaining a B.A., B.S., M.S., or M.B.A. in engineering, economics/finance, business, or a policy-related field. The successful applicant should be familiar or have an interest in commercial and policy aspects of space development including financing/economic modeling/market forecasting. Candidates should be highly motivated, possess good communication skills, be comfortable with quantitative modeling, and have a passion for space exploration and space economics.

Interested individuals should send their introductory cover letter and current resume (in Adobe PDF format) by November 19, 2010 to: commercial@sei.aero.

SUMMER 2011 INTERNSHIPS: Full-Time for Undergraduate or Graduate Students. Internships are typically 8-12 weeks in duration with flexible start and stop dates. Academic year internships can generally be 8-16 hours per week for part-time applicants. Salaries depend on experience and qualifications, but range from $14/hour to $24/hour. For those applicants that seek to also obtain academic credit for their internship, SpaceWorks Commercial reserves the right to reduce the hourly salary offered accordingly. Please notify SpaceWorks Commercial when you apply if you will also be seeking academic credit for the internship.

This position is a full-time internship at SpaceWorks Commercial during the summer semester of 2011. SpaceWorks Commercial performs quantitative market analysis of future space markets. This analysis can include cost modeling and broader financial analysis for commercial clients. Sample applications include sub-orbital/orbital space tourism, commercial transportation services to the International Space Station (ISS), reusable launch vehicles (RLVs), commercial remote sensing, commercial telecommunications, space solar power, propellant depots, small payload demand, high speed global cargo delivery, etc. This position would require interest in examining such future space markets.

The applicant should be, at a minimum, on the path to obtaining a B.A., B.S., M.S., or M.B.A. in engineering, economics/finance, business, or a policy-related field. The successful applicant should be familiar or have an interest in commercial and policy aspects of space development including financing/economic modeling/market forecasting. Candidates should be highly motivated, possess good communication skills, be comfortable with quantitative modeling, and have a passion for space exploration and space economics.

Interested individuals should send their introductory cover letter and current resume (in Adobe PDF format) by March 4, 2011 to: commercial@sei.aero.